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SPORTS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS PENDLETON Whitehorse rides with purpose Keyshawn White- horse of The Wood- lands, Tex- as, rides One Night Stand for 84.5 points on Mon- day during the Pend- leton PBR Classic. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Saturday Prep Roundup Knights win big in season opener Irrigon boys get confi dence boost with shutout East Oregonian Pendleton PBR Classic Night 1 winner has message for the crowd By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian Oil and water. The antagonistic compounds mixed on Monday night to provide the winning combination for Keyshawn Whitehorse at the Pend- leton PBR Classic. After two heart-pumping rides for a total of 173.5 points, White- horse took his time in the winner’s circle to speak to the crowd at Happy Canyon Arena about an issue close to his heart. “Those two rides were for the Native American people in Standing Rock (North Dakota) fi ghting for their land,” he said of the ongoing dispute over the Dakota Access Pipeline. “I believe that this was my moment for them, and I just wanted to spread the word in a positive manner.” Whitehorse, just 19 years old, is a full-blooded Navajo/Dine from The Woodlands, Texas. “It is important and that is our land,” he said. “I believe they’re doing the right thing, just not getting enough attention. Us as Native Americans are just standing up for our rights, and we’re not doing it violently.” There was nothing non-violent about Whitehorse’s two rides at Happy Canyon, and he sealed the win with an 89-point ride on BMC Bucking Bulls’ King Buck in the fi nal round. King Buck burst from the chute and came down hard before going into a series of 11 tight spins into Whitehorse’ grip hand. Midway through the ride Whitehorse appeared to be losing his balance, but pulled himself back to high See PBR/2B Pendleton Round-Up Hillman wings it, soars into Round-Up lead Texas barrel racer has memorable fi rst run at Round-Up By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian PENDLETON — Coming into her fi rst Pendleton Round-Up, Texas barrel racer Stevi Hillman wasn’t sure who was less prepared — herself or fi ve-year-old mare Martini. After a white-knuckle ride across the giant grass infi eld that moved her into fi rst place during Monday’s slack, Hillman wasn’t shy to admit which half carried the team. “She handled it like a champ. It was me that was lost,” said the Women’s Professional Rodeo Asso- ciation’s No. 7 racer entering the week. “My eyes were watering, I couldn’t really see, and she handled it like a pro.” Hillman, whose 29.64-seconds leads 2015 Pendleton champion Kimmie Wall by .13, didn’t get much more than a walk-through to prepare for the largest pattern in the sport. “We just came from Puyallup (Washington) which is a 14-second pattern to this, so I’m very, very proud of her,” she said of Martini, who is owned by Michelle Darling under the name Morning Traffi c. “Some people set up barrels in the pasture and just practice the big pattern. We didn’t get to do that coming from Puyallup so we just hoped for the best. “I came in and worked this morning, so we kind of felt the pattern, and I don’t think you can really prepare for a run like this. That’s a lot of running, and I don’t think you’re going to know what your horse will do until you do it. … This was just going to be a fun day, and I’m extremely proud of her for making that run.” See ROUND-UP/2B IRRIGON — While most of the state is already two weeks deep into the 2016 soccer season, the Irrigon Knight boys team had to wait until Saturday to play their fi rst game. But they made the wait worth it. On Saturday afternoon, Irrigon shutout City Christian 8-0 — accu- Boys Soccer m u l a t i n g nearly as many goals in one game City Christian as the team had in 10 g a m e s during 2015 (12). “It’s a Irrigon huge win for us,” said Irrigon coach Paul Keefer after the game. “Espe- cially for these seniors with all of the struggles we’ve had over the last few years, it’s a huge confi dence boost.” The Knights (1-0, 1-0 Spec. Dist. 4) took a little while to get going, using the fi rst roughly 15 minutes of the game to get a feel for City Christian (0-2, 0-1) and the game atmosphere. But in the 16th minute, Irrigon found its way into the score column as sophomore Pedro Maciel drilled a goal with an assist from Alejandro Alvarez for the 1-0 lead. “When we got that fi rst goal, the guys got a big confi dence boost,” Keefer said. Irrigon controlled the ball and the pace of the game throughout the rest of the half and within the last 10 minutes of the half Irrigon scored four times to put a fi rm grasp on the game. Junior Oscar Armenta See PREPS/2B 0 8 MLB Mariners extend win streak to six in blowout of Angels Seattle now just two- and-a-half games from Wild Card spot By ABBEY MASTRACCO Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Leonys Martin went 4 for 4 with three doubles and three runs, and Robinson Cano homered to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-1 on Monday night for their sixth straight victory. Cano went 3 for 5 with his 33rd home run. Ben Gamel added his fi rst major league homer, a two-run shot to left-center in the eighth inning to Seattle Los Angeles 8 1 close the scoring. Ariel Miranda (4-1) shut out Los Angeles over six innings, striking out three and walking one in his third straight win. C.J. Cron scored the Angels’ only run in the bottom of the seventh inning on an RBI single by Pennington. TRAINER’S ROOM Mariners: 1B Adam Lind is expected to miss 3-4 days with a sprained fi nger on his right hand. Lind sprained the fi nger in Sunday’s game. Angels: SS Andrelton Simmons was scratched from the lineup with a bruised right hand late Monday. Simmons, who jammed his hand in Sunday’s game, was initially in the lineup before being replaced by Pennington. UP NEXT Mariners: RHP Taijuan Walker will start the second game for Seattle. Walker has battled injuries and inconsistency this season but earned his fi rst win since June 30 in his last start against the Texas Rangers. Walker is 2-2 with a 7.23 ERA in fi ve starts against the Angels. Angels: RHP Alex Meyer will make his third major league start and his fourth appearance. Meyer is 2-2 with a 7.71 ERA at the major league level and went 1-1 with a 1.86 ERA in eight minor league games. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Seattle Mariners’ Robinson Cano, right, celebrates after hitting a solo home run as Los Angeles Angels catcher Jett Bandy stand at the plate during the third inning of Monday’s game in Anaheim, Calif. Sports shorts Wilson sprains ankle, likely to play Week 2 against Los Angeles RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll believes quarterback Russell Wilson will be able to play in Week 2 against Los Angeles despite suffering a FACES sprained ankle against Miami. Speaking on his weekly radio show on KIRO-AM on Monday, Carroll said Wilson has been diagnosed with a sprained ankle. Carroll said both X-rays and an MRI came back clear, but there is some swelling. Wilson Wilson may be limited in practice ahead of facing the Rams, Carroll said. Wilson has not missed a game during his career. Wilson was injured in the third quarter of Sunday’s 12-10 win over the Dolphins while being sacked by Ndamukong Suh. Wilson had his ankle re-taped and did not miss a snap. “The best (refs) will be at (the Power 5) level. When we’re playing in these games, we need to use our offi cials. Or we don’t sign a contract.“ — Mike Gundy Oklahoma State head football coach said he won’t agree to a nonconference home game with a school unless a Power 5 offi ci- ating crew is staffed after Satur- day’s gaffe when offi cials from the MAC gave Central Michigan a free play at the end of the game, which shouldn’t have been the case, and CMU won on a successful hail mary. Griffi n III breaks bone in shoulder, could miss season BEREA, Ohio (AP) Browns quarterback Robert Griffi n III broke a bone in his left shoulder and will miss at least eight games. Griffi n was injured on an FACES 11-yard run in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 29-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. As he tried to get out of bounds, Griffi n was drilled by Eagles defensive back Jalen Mills. The team said Griffi n will be placed on injured reserve under Griffi n III new rules he can brought off the list and will be evaluated in 3 to 4 weeks. RG3 is the 25th quarterback to start for the Browns since 1999, a roll call of rookies, veterans and free agents. With Griffi n out, Josh McCown will start this week’s home opener against Baltimore. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1992 — Buffalo’s Jim Kelly and San Francisco’s Steve Young throw for more than 400 yards and neither team punts, the fi rst time in NFL history, as the Bills beat the 49ers 34-31. 2007 — New England coach Bill Belichick is fi ned the NFL maximum of $500,000 and the Patriots are ordered to pay $250,000 for spying during New England’s 38-14 win over the New York Jets on Sept. 9. 2010 — Rafael Nadal wins his fi rst U.S. Open title to complete a career Grand Slam, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
